Character Relationship Map: Dead Trigger

Characters

• Kyle Walker (played by Dolph Lundgren) — protagonist

  A former police officer from Terminal City who lost his family to the disease. He is recruited into the Dead Trigger Initiative, leads the mission to recover the Asclepius research, and reveals that h...

• Gerald 'G Dog' Jefferson (played by Romeo) — supporting

  One of the recruits in the Dead Trigger Initiative. He trains with the team to use specialized weapons and fight infected attackers.

• Chris Northon (played by Chris Galya) — supporting

  A recruit in the Dead Trigger Initiative who trains alongside Kyle and the other soldiers to use specialized weapons and fight infected attackers.

• Lt. Martinov (played by Oleg Taktarov) — supporting

  The lieutenant who instructs the Dead Trigger Initiative recruits in the use of specialized weapons and combat against infected attackers.

• Samantha Atkins (played by Luciana Carro) — supporting

  A member of the Dead Trigger team who is fatally injured while helping the others escape after their encounter with Subject Zero.

• Daniel Chen (played by Justin Chon) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Daniel Chen → Lt. Martinov (Professional Instructor And Recruit) — Martinov trains Daniel within the initiative.

  Daniel Chen is among the recruits who learn weapons handling and combat under Lt. Martinov.

• Samantha Atkins → Lt. Martinov (Professional Instructor And Recruit) — Martinov prepares Samantha for combat.

  Samantha is identified as a recruit in the Dead Trigger Initiative and is trained by Lt. Martinov.

• Gerald 'G Dog' Jefferson → Lt. Martinov (Professional Instructor And Recruit) — Martinov trains Gerald for the dangerous operation.

  Gerald 'G Dog' Jefferson is one of the recruits receiving instruction from Lt. Martinov.

• Chris Northon → Lt. Martinov (Professional Instructor And Recruit) — Martinov trains Chris as part of the CSU team.

  Chris is listed among the recruits trained by Lt. Martinov in specialized weapons and combat.

• Kyle Walker → Lt. Martinov (Professional Instructor And Recruit) — Martinov trains Kyle for the mission.

  Kyle is recruited into the Dead Trigger Initiative, where Lt. Martinov instructs the recruits in weapons use and combat.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Gerald 'G Dog' Jefferson → Samantha Atkins (Alliance Teammate) — They share the same dangerous field operation.

  Gerald and Samantha are listed among the recruits deployed together into Terminal City.

• Chris Northon → Samantha Atkins (Alliance Teammate) — They function as fellow mission recruits.

  Chris and Samantha are both recruited into the combat group sent to locate the researchers.

• Chris Northon → Gerald 'G Dog' Jefferson (Alliance Teammate) — They share membership in the Dead Trigger team.

  Chris and Gerald are both named as recruits in the team trained for the Terminal City mission.

• Kyle Walker → Daniel Chen (Alliance Teammate) — Kyle and Daniel belong to the same operational unit.

  Daniel is one of the recruits assigned to the same CSU operation as Kyle.

• Kyle Walker → Samantha Atkins (Alliance Teammate) — Samantha acts as Kyle's combat teammate and protects the group.

  Samantha joins Kyle on the Terminal City mission and is fatally injured while helping the others escape.

• Kyle Walker → Gerald 'G Dog' Jefferson (Alliance Teammate) — Gerald supports Kyle as a fellow mission recruit.

  Gerald is recruited alongside Kyle and participates in the team sent into Terminal City.

• Kyle Walker → Chris Northon (Alliance Teammate) — Kyle and Chris operate as members of the same combat team.

  Chris is one of the recruits assigned with Kyle to the CSU mission into Terminal City.

Story Analysis

A traumatized soldier and a researcher fight through an engineered outbreak while powerful institutions threaten to control the cure.

Plot Progression

1. A World Under Siege — The outbreak has devastated the world, and infected people are hunted by CSUs. Kyle Walker joins the Dead Trigger Initiative after losing his family.
2. The Terminal City Mission — Kyle and the other recruits train under Lt. Martinov before entering Terminal City. Their objective is to locate researchers and recover outbreak-related data.
3. The Asclepius Secret — The team finds a doctor and reaches Tara Conlan. Tara explains that the Asclepius DNA sequence may explain the outbreak and begin a cure.
4. Subject Zero's Attack — Subject Zero attacks the team, and Samantha is fatally injured while helping the others escape. Kyle rejects the idea that possession caused the infection.
5. The Betrayal Within — Cyglobe mercenaries pursue the survivors while Kyle reveals his infection and limited LV420 supply. Communications fail, and Kyle confronts Lt. Marchetti over an apparent conspiracy.